Arrest of Nandigram Congress candidate lawful step: West Bengal Police
Both Rahul Gandhi and Mamata Banerjee have condemned the arrest and criticised the move days ahead of the bypoll
On Friday, September 18, 2026, the police in West Bengal arrested Milan Pradhan, the candidate for the Congress party in the upcoming Nandigram bypoll. The arrests were made based on 19-year-old cases, some of which included charges of murder and attempted murder. The West Bengal police released a statement confirming that the arrest was a lawful step, as per the instructions of the Election Commission of India.
Pradhan had been evading the law for nearly 19 years. Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi questioned the arrest, stating it was an act of political revenge. Congress leaders in the state responded by planning a protest rally in Kolkata to voice their disagreement with the arrest of their candidate.
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